CBD stands for cannabidiol and it’s one of the more unusual beauty trends of the moment given it’s derived from the hemp plant, a cousin to marijuana. CBD boasts a number of skin benefits because it’s rich in fatty acids and natural emollients that can help hydrate and smooth the skin. Its anti-inflammatory properties are also excellent for soothing aches and pains, as well as treating irritated skin conditions like eczema.

So if you’re looking to incorporate CBD into your beauty routine,here are a few products to get you started.Whoopi & Maya Rub

Whoopi & Maya’s Medical Cannabis Rub has been specially formulated for menstrual relief and consists of a carefully chosen blend of healing herbs and health beneficial ingredients. The rub contains a beeswax base and a blend of skin nourishing oils, helping keep it free from chemicals and harmful ingredients.

This fruity plant-based antioxidant oil serum will help restore that juicy, plump look to your skin and give you a little extra glow thanks to a sprinkling of mineral mica. Infused with pure hemp extract it will also help calm, soothe and de-stress skin.

All Papa & Barkley products are made with premium sun-grown cannabis combined with a little heat and pressure. The original formula was inspired by a son’s mission to ease his elderly father’s immobilizing back pain. The Releaf Body Oil is the perfect solution because it goes on easily allowing you to apply it to all of those hard to reach places. The body oil is great for all types of massages as it has a soothing and calming effect in addition to offering pain relief.

Whether you have skin that is overworked, jet lagged or just seasonally dry, this rescue balm will help heal and restore your skin to its natural state. It’s rich in bioactive chlorophyll from cold-pressed, virgin hemp seed and avocado fruit oils to improve skin oxygen levels and improve hydration at the deepest levels.

Often dubbed as the time machine, the Joanna Vargas extraordinary LED light therapy has revolutionized the beauty industry. Such red and infrared light bed reverses signs of aging, whilst addressing various skincare concerns.

The bed, exclusive to the Joanna Vargas Salon, includes red and infrared light, recognized for anti-inflammatory, collagen boosting and elastin production boosting properties- qualities essential for youthful, radiant and firmer looking skin.

The bed encapsulates the entire body, whilst eliminating cellulite, stretch marks, reducing pores and giving a smoother and more even skin tone, resulting in a unique age reversing experience. The skincare treatment includes microdermabrasion and 98% pure oxygen for the face. The oxygen, infused with a supercharged serum, leaves the face silky smooth, hydrated and radiant. LED’s activate the skin’s natural rejuvenation process for such smooth, even complexion.

The LED light therapy actually increases cell regeneration up to five times faster than normal, whilst stimulating the production of fuel that powers life at a cellular level. When can one witness results? Almost immediately! The effects are quickly evident, as the therapy takes years off your skin, reversing signs of aging.

Joanna Vargas inaugurated her Bryant Park location in 2006, and has swiftly since become a destination for celebrities, editors and industry admirers. With an impressive list of clients, spanning from Emma Roberts to Naomi Watts to Julianne Moore, and the many in between, it is further evident why Vargas has achieved such success- simply put, Vargas practices what she preaches and her practices are revolutionary.

See some of our favorite red-light therapy masks in the slideshow above which you can treat yourself to, right from the comfort of your very own couch

Beauty is nothing if not an ever-evolving fusion of color, shape and line; and couture is nothing if not the vanguard of innovation, artistry and the avant-garde. So, it comes as little (though a thoroughly delightful) surprise that bold, decisive color and a nod to a futurist landscape defined the Spring 2018 Couture runways.

This season was all about the makeup. A swipe of metallic across the eyes, saturation at its most opaque, new line designs and candy-color coated lips were some of the highlights on the catwalk that we couldn’t stop talking about post show. Here are a few of our favorites to inform your own roundup discussions.

Candy Girl — One of the most shared and loved images of Spring 2018 couture was of fashion’s newly-minted It Girl, Kaia Gerber, veiled and ready to walk for Chanel. While the veils themselves were a talking piece, it was Kaia’s watermelon-shade, glossy-texture pout that had everyone swooning. So much couture is fantasy, and this brought a runway to realway moment we can all get on board with.

Golden Eye — Zuhair Murad and Eli Saab embraced golden-metallic lines on the lids. Saab’s offered a minimalist line on the upper lid while Murad offered a more dramatic winged version that had has thinking of Wonder Woman and the power of unapologetic beauty.

We’d be remiss to talk winged liner without mentioning Dior’s incredible upper and bottom lines that peeked out of masquerade mesh masks; a feat of execution, especially during the perennial chaos of pre-show backstage madness.

80s Wild Child — Alexandre Vauthier put a pair of tiny rhinestone glasses on Bella Hadid, and sauntered her down the runway with his other models, all painted in bold 80s style. Before natural contouring shades, there was hot pink to make cheekbones the star of the show. Vautheir gave us a glowing reminder. Metallic eye shadow from lid to brow bone reminded us of early Queen Madge, the material girl herself. While the look says retro to us, the bold color of the 80s was all about a Jetson’s future of flying cars and modern technology. We loved the look back that made us think about looking forward.

High Shine — Giambattista Valli and Schiaparelli offered bare looks with a striking statement: High-gloss highlights. Unlike pink- or iridescent-toned powders and liquids, this clear gloss dramatized an existing trend without sacrificing wearability. A dewy glow has been on our must-have list for skin texture, and this takes it to the next level. Recommended? Concentrated skin care that allows you to go bare but for a swipe of Vaseline on the top of your cheekbones, lids, between your eyes and bottom of your chin right before you walk out the door.

We all know that drinking plenty of water and having a balanced diet will help boost our skin’s radiances and can help with skin tone, however it doesn’t stop the hands of time taking their toll on our skin. Free radicals are other factors that don’t help a lifetime of exposure of sunlight and pollution causes a breaking down the structure of collagen and elastin in our skin, resulting in our skin looking dull and lifeless.

To help prevent the loss of firmness and radiance, it’s vital to buy anti-aging products that fight the effects of aging. The best creams are ones that are nourishing and stimulating to fight the problems of dry and dehydrated skin, activate production of collagen and elastin, boost cell renewal to balance facial volume. Our suggested ideas for this winter are:

Clarins Multi-Active Day Cream SPF20: Great for preventing and correcting the signs of ageing. Contains new Myrothamnus extract to minimise the impact of daily stress to help keep skin smooth and radiant. With technology powered by plant extracts and the latest breakthroughs in botanical research, this cream is ideal in restoring hydration and helping to maintain a youthful complexion. Added SPF20 protects the skin from harmful UV rays and pollution.

Fresh Lotus Youth Preserve Face Cream with Super 7 Complex: Daily moisturiser that works to provide significant moisture that lasts up to 24 hours. Formulated with a proprietary Super 7 Complex, specifically designed to help minimise and prevent visible signs of ageing, this enriched formula helps create intense hydration and boost radiance with an illuminating dewy glow.

Clark’s Botanicals Age Defying Radiance Cream: Has 18 active ingredients formulated to work both above and below the surface of the skin. Key ingredients Sea Buckthorn a natural ingredient that contains high concentrations of vitamin C great for helping to even out tone. Progeline acts like a lipo-filler by increasing fatty tissue growth in the skin and smoothing folds and lines. Tripeptides these slow down progerin synthesis that in turn improves firmness and elasticity, especially around the contour of the jawline.

Retinol Cream Vitamin A Cream: This non-greasy nourishing and protecting moisturiser delivers a unique form of vitamin A to help protect against damaging environmental factors, fine lines and wrinkles while lessening the appearance of age spots and sun damage. Helps put back and revive the skin’s suppleness and youthful glow.

REN Radiance Prefecting Serum: A multi active serum with potent blend of Glasbridin from Licorice, Tyrosinase Inhibitors, from Wild Canadian Rumex, and Vitamin C helps reduce visible signs of ageing such as age spots and blemishes while correcting skin tone. Hyaluronic acid delivers intense hydration and plumps the skin while Glycogen from Fruit Sugar and Magnesium from Olivine, a natural mineral, together with Vitamin C boost skin energy and radiance. Results healthy radiant even toned complexion. Regular use will help the appearance of sun damaged skin and hyperpigmentation.

It’s a fact that we all age, our skin reflects this in time with the lose of lipids in the skin, so look after and feed your skin this winter and wave bye bye to the dull, grey sallow look and let your true beauty shine through.

Let’s be honest, having sensitive skin sucks. While your friends are hitting up Sephora and testing out all the new products, you’re left reading the ingredient list to make sure your face won’t freak out at the mere sight of a new moisturizer.

The thing is, not every product is made for everyone. So if your face starts to burn, sting, or becomes super red when using a new formula, the chances are you have sensitive skin. But the good news is, there are some amazing products out there that have been designed especially for sensitive skin and are free from irritating ingredients like PEGs, mineral oils, petrochemicals, GMOs and synthetic colours.

Go-To Exfoliating SwipeysWe all know exfoliation is an enormously vital part of any skincare routine, but not all exfoliation is created equal. Chemical exfoliation, for example, (the use of naturally-occurring acids to remove dead skin cells, usually AHAs or BHAs) tends to give a far more thorough, even result than scrubbing your face with harsh, jagged particles. These single-use facial pads are soaked in an all-natural solution that perfectly exfoliates and hydrates the skin without the use of parabens, PEGs, sulfates (SLS/SLES), GMOs, mineral oils, petrolatum and synthetic colours.

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Day SerumThis super-potent vitamin C day serum is packed with a powerful antioxidant complex, essential nutrients, fruit enzymes and a chronopeptide that provides the benefits of vitamin D, all working together to firm and brighten the appearance of skin while improving the signs of photoaging. It also has a pH level of 3.3 – 3.5, which Drunk Elephant believes is the key to a non-irritating, effective formulation that delivers real results. One of the best things about Drunk Elephant is that all of their products are free from what they call the “Suspicious 6”. This means you won’t find any essential oils, drying alcohols, silicones, chemical screens, fragrance/dyes or SLS’s in their formulas, making them suitable for every skin type.

Avene Tolérance Extrême CreamIdeal for allergy-prone types, Avène Tolerance Extreme Cream is formulated with only seven ingredients to ensure maximum tolerance. Like all Avène skincare products, the key ingredient in this formula is Avène Thermal Spring Water, which works to soothe, calm and soften the complexion. The rich, non-greasy texture allows for optimal fusion with the skin while delivering soothing and moisturizing properties in a rapidly absorbing cream.

Supergoop! Skin Soothing Mineral Sunscreen SPF 40This soothing sunscreen delivers super broad-spectrum SPF 40 protection with a delicate touch, perfect for face or body. It provides physical UV protection while helping to calm redness and safeguard against photoaging such as hyperpigmentation. The gentle formula was developed with olive polyphenols, which are rich in omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids, and known to reduce the appearance of redness, irritation, and inflammation. The lightweight, hypoallergenic formula is ideal for even the most sensitive skin and is formulated without parabens, sulfates and phthalates.

In order to improve overall skin health it is important to exfoliate, as exfoliation, aids in the skin’s blood flow and circulation, and promotes collagen production. It also helps to rebalance the skin’s natural process. Removes dead skin cells gently preventing block pores and spots, reduces depth of wrinkles, fades skin discolouration caused by sun damage and leaves dry dull skin looking younger and radiant.

Good exfoliations what they need to contain are AHA and BHA. AHA stands for Alpha Hydroxy Acids; which are acids derived from natural substances such as sugar cane, milk, grapes, etc. They work by melting the intercellular glue that holds our skin cells together. These water loving and water soluble acids have a small molecular structure ideally for sun-damaged and dry skin because they exfoliate on the surface of the skin and have the added benefit of also improving moisture content. BHA stands for Beta Hydroxy Acid these are oil loving acids great for oily, acne-proned skin and for treating blackheads, whiteheads. They can get through oil that clogs pores and helps normalize the lining of the pores that contribute to acne, has an anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties.

The skin naturally gets rid of skin cells every day, to help aid with the skin’s shedding here are some suggested exfoliation with AHA and BHA;

Benton Aloe BHA Skin Toner: This hydrating toner helps to prep the skin for serums and moisturisers. Supporting cell regeneration, the Snail Mucin works in harmony with the soothing Aloe Vera to cool, cleanse and create the perfect base. Salicylic Acid- Perfect for acne-prone skin it exfoliates and reduces sebum production.

Synergie Reveal AHA/BHA Exfoliating Serum: Formulated with a gentle blend of AHAs and BHA, this serum provides professional peel results at home. Revives and restores a more brighter and vibrant looking complexion.

AHA and BHA exfoliations can make our skin photosensitive and sensitive in general, using SPF will help prevent hyperpigmentation. Protecting our skin is vital for our skin is our shield against the elements of live.

Autumn is a season of change, days get shorter temperatures get colder and air becomes drier, our skin conditions itself to its surrounding environment and climate all that wind, rain, frost, aircon, central heating and blazing open fires have a huge effect on the condition of our skin. Our skin during these cold winter months will be drying out, clogging up or becoming super red and sensitive every second when not looked after.

Using the right skin care routine will help correct any summer damage that has occurred from sun, chlorine and saltwater and also help prepare for those cold winter days. Our suggested skin care product tips for the autumn:

Invest in Hand Cream to protect and prevent during those cold winter months why not try Hand Chemistry Extreme Hydration Complex: Contains 24% active ingredients this hand cream will provide deep under the skin hydration to soothe and heal even the driest of hands, perfect if you’ve been exposed to the elements. With 5 different hydration active technologies this really is a rescue remedy. For visible results in just 10 days use day and night.

Time to ditch soaps and put away gels and bring out the creamy body wash why not welcome into your body care routine OGX Creamy Body Wash, Nourishing Coconut Milk Hibiscus: This sulfate free creamy body wash, leaves skin nourished and soft all over with an intense moisture lock system that uses a PCA complex to help draw moisture into the skin while a ceramide complex creates a surface barrier to lock it in. Sugar cane and willow bark promote cellular turnover and hydrating coconut milk proteins create a healthy glow.

This autumn promote wellness the use of moisturisers are not only to protect our skin but to hold in water for hydration and to protect our skin’s collagen and elastin and by drinking 2 litres of water a day is vital in ridding the body of nasty toxins that can show on the skin.

Our skin is our protective barrier and our protective barrier on a daily basis comes under attack from free radicals. Free radicals are everywhere and all around us, they are created in the environment – dust, pollution, and sunlight and from smoking, etc these harmful factors play havoc to our skin. What are free radicals? Free radicals are unstable molecules, that are made up of atoms and these atoms are made of pairs of electrons so when an atom is missing an electron that’s when free radicals are formed.

Free radicals can damage the skin by trying to grab an electron from atoms in the skin, so what you have is one over active unstable cell hunting around for an electron from another cell to help calm and rebalance it think security blanket. But, instead of this happening it actually has the reverse effect turning the healthy cell into another free radical so what you get is a ripple effect, causing cell by cell damage to elastic fibers and breakdown in skin’s collagen resulting in brown spots, broken blood vessels, loose and saggy skin and creating wrinkles.

Wearing Sunscreen is always a good preventative method, and adding antioxidants is beneficial. Antioxidants are substances or nutrients found in our bodies, in products and food, they are molecule that stops the process of free radicals. These antioxidants have super hero powers their job is to help calm down and reduce free radical damage, by improving cell function, increasing collagen production, improve elasticity, create healthier, younger cells and reduce sun damage. Some suggested products:

POWER C+ Energizing Cream SPF15 Normal to Dry Skins: Antioxidant day cream provides a light effect on the skin, formulated with vitamin C high absorption and Granada extract, an antioxidant combination for a brighter light effect.

DIY Juicing – apple, blackcurrant and açai berry: Apples and blackcurrants are rich in vitamin C, which promotes collagen production – essential for smooth-looking skin. Hailed as a “superberry”, the chocolatey-tasting acai berry comes from the Brazilian rainforest. Sold as juice or frozen pulp, it boasts omega-3, -6 and -9 fatty acids, which are great for the skin, and high level of theantioxidant anthocyanin. Recipe: 4 apples, cut into wedges, 40 blackcurrents, 1 tablespoon shop-bought acai berry juice or defrosted frozen pulp. Press alternate apple chunks, and the blackcurrents through a juicer. Stir in the acai berry juice or pulp and drink immediately.

Its important to continuously maintain and stay committed to your body and skin, as improvements don’t happen over night, it takes time and determination for lasting results.

To sweat or not to sweat. Is it nobler to suffer the ill beauty effects of perspiring in the sun and gym during the high heat of summer, or to avoid one or the other? Shakespeare never had to ponder such a quandary, but today’s modern woman who has it all (and does it all) certainly does. Good news: we’ve pondered it for you.

Turns out you can have both. A few key products in your gym bag or your hiking pack can keep you looking fresh and gorgeous before, during and post physical exertion. Keep reading to find out what your summer workout routine has been missing.

Sweat Proof Mascara When it comes to makeup, less can be more in the summer, as we all well know. Not only do you prevent high-noon makeup slide-off when you apply fewer products, summer itself calls for a more au naturale look in your day-to-day life.

Tinted Lip Balm Stick Liner, filling in, meticulously applying with a brush, highlighting and swiping with a gloss or gel finish, are not the steps you want to take for summer days and exercise. Can we say waste of time for how quickly (and unattractively) your work will be undone by heat and humidity? Instead, invest in a tinted balm stick. Colors and formulas abound. We love Fresh’s Sugar Lip Treatment Sunscreen Stick ($24). Moisture, SPF and the right color will easily transfer to your cheeks as well, what’s not to love?

Soothing Muscle Gel How you look isn’t only about aesthetic products; It’s also about how you feel. Tata Harper’s Recovery Gel ($42) gives your entire body an instantly refreshed feeling after a workout with a cooling sensation; the perfect way to step from the yoga studio onto the scorching sidewalk and beyond.

Dry Shampoo Needless to say dry shampoo is a life saver when your scalp starts to perspire, whether it’s from heat or exercise, or both. Keep your roots and hair looking clean and dry with NuMe’s This Dry Shampoo is Everything ($22).

A Special Skin Prep Mehron offers a Skin Prep ($13) moisture barrier spray made specifically for keeping your makeup on during performance conditions. Because we know less is more, but you want to keep on what you’ve applied and summertime can occasionally require a full face.

Cucumber Toner Another feel-good product that, ultimately, makes you look good, too, Ilia makes a Cucumber Water Stick ($42) that allows you to feel like you’re giving your face a drink before you apply moisturizer and/or makeup. Keep it in your bag even on bare-faced days for a quick skin pick-me-up, no matter the time or place.

Here at OP.com we travel a lot. Whether we are off to Paris for fashion week, or enjoying an island getaway, we like to think weâ€™ve mastered the ultimate inflight beauty routine. However, on a recent trip from Auckland, New Zealand to London Heathrow, I found out that when it comes to seriously long haul fights, thereâ€™s a whole lot more than moisturizer and facial mists that goes into salvaging your skin.

It just so happens that the Auckland to Doha leg of my journey with Qatar Airways is the worldâ€™s longest flight, at a whopping 17-hours and 30-minutes and covering a distance of 14,500km. Thatâ€™s a whole lot of time to be sitting in nasty recycled air. Because I was lucky enough to be flying Business Class, I received one of the new Qatar Airways amenity kits, which have been created in partnership with luggage designer BRICS and Italian skincare brand Castello Monte Vibiano Vecchio. These kits are packed full of moisturizers, lip balms and facial sprays â€“ the ultimate skin saviours. However, for those of you having to pack your own, here is what youâ€™ll need to ensure you get to your destination fresh-faced and glowing.

After removing your makeup, give your skin a few good sprays with Caudalieâ€™s Beauty Elixir. The complexion treatment reduces dullness and is infused with toning rosemary, astringent mint, and soothing rose essential oil.

STEP 3: APPLY A FACE MASK

Donâ€™t worry, these days itâ€™s totally acceptable to apply an inflight face masks. We recommend the SK-II Facial Treatment Mask. It immediately replenishes dehydrated skin, leaving it refreshed and cool.Â

STEP 4: HYDRATE

Now that your face is feeling hydrated, make sure you do the same for your body. If you can, avoid coffee, soft drinks and alcohol in favor of herbal tea, water and electrolyte-replenishing beverages.

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STEP 5: GET SOME SLEEP

Not only will a little shuteye help ward off jetlag, but it will also have you looking and feeling more alert upon landing. Youâ€™ll want to make sure you pack an eye mask, earplugs and a neck pillow in your carry-on for the ultimate beauty rest.

STEP 6: APPLY A FACIAL OIL

After youâ€™ve managed to get some zzz’s, youâ€™ll want to apply a hydrating facial oil. We recommend the Sunday Riley Juno Hydroactive Cellular Face Oil as the radiance-boosting formula protects and enhances skin with an antioxidant-rich blend of cold-pressed superfood seed oils. Apply liberally concentrating on your cheeks, forehead and chin.

STEP 7: REPEAT

Depending on how long your flight is youâ€™ll want to repeat steps 2 and 6 every couple of hours to ensure your skin stays hydrated.

STEP 8: REDO YOUR MAKEUP

Once your destination is less than an hour away, apply a moisturizer such as the Origins GinZing Energy-Boosting Moisturizer, which will help brighten tired skin. Next, apply a tinted moisturizer or BB Cream like Laura Mercierâ€™s Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 20 which will give you a healthy, dewy glow. Apply a little concealer just under your eyes to cover bags and beside your nose to reduce redness. We like the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer which instantly masks imperfections, blurs the look of lines and wrinkles, and hides dark circles and signs of fatigue. Once youâ€™ve sorted your base, youâ€™ll want to dab a cream blush along your cheekbones and add a little color to your lips. The Tarte Cheek Stain is perfect for this. Last but not least, apply a few strokes of your favorite mascara, concentrating on the outer lashes, to help open up your eyes.

It’s officially Summer and the last thing we want to have to worry about is a breakout, redness or irritation on our face, disrupting our vacations, and causing stress when all we want to do is relax. And since it’s harder to find the right products when you have combination skin as oppose to any other kind, we felt compelled to put together a quick list of our favorite products that provide a quick fix and help to maintain a beautiful complexionÂ no matter how sensitive, complex or acne-prone your skin tends to be.

Cle de Peau Gentle Cleansing Milk – A pro at melting away makeup and build-up from the day, this milky cleanser is massaged directly onto dry skin with dry hands then simply rinsed or wiped off with a towel leaving the skin smooth and clean without drying it out.

make p:rem Black Cleansing Water – Hydrating yet ultra-cleansing, this Black Peat Moss WaterÂ based solution will take off every last bitÂ of makeup, buildup and oil but with the addition of natural ingredients like birch sap, apple water, and radish root it helps to brighten and plump the skin while locking in moisture.

Tea Tree Oil – Break this out for the heavy duty stuff. Pure tea-tree oil has amazing qualities that not only shrink up even the largest blemish but helps to reduce (if not remove entirely) any redness around the blemish leaving it less noticable as fast as overnight. Just dab a q-tip into the oil and then quickly run some water over the same end of the qtip (this helps to dilute the solution) or it can be mixed with oil which S.W. Basics has already done for you in their spot treatment roller.

Dior Hydra Face Pores Away Mask – You can actually watch this clay mask as it fills in each of your pores and in only 3-minutes you simply wash it away. Just apply and let it go to work, deeply purifying the skin, minimizing the appearance of pores and matifying the skin right before your very eyes.

Bobbi Brown Buffing Grains – These teensy little pebbles gently exfoliate your skin, taking off all of the dead skin cells without leaving you dry, red or irritated. We like to use them once to twice a week (depending on how often your skin requires exfoliation) at the end of the day before bed. It’s also a great way to make sure you got every last bit of makeup off your skin!

Heat and humidity in the summer months can be the cause of most of our skin problems. The affects can cause oily skin to become oilier, and dry skin to get patchy and in some cases our skin can experience breakouts, pimples, rashes and roughness, therefore causing most of our skinâ€™s doom and glooms.

So, how to protect and rescue our skin from those long hot summer months:

Drink plenty of Water: The human body is made up of 60% water by drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day will help flush out toxins and prevent dehydration keeping the skin, body and mind in good health and condition.

Use Sunscreen: Prevention is better than cure and wearing sunscreen is a very important essential, even if you donâ€™t burn easily. Some suggestions:

Riemann P20 Sunfilter SPF30: This is a quick drying clear spray with photostable UVA and UVB filters suitable for the whole family. Offers 10 hours sun protection with only one application and remains very water resistant up to 80 minutes in the water.

Protect your hands: Like the face our hands need protection too,Â so many of us neglect sunscreen for our handsâ€” the placeÂ that gets the most sun exposure all year round, and other than wrinkles developing sun spots can very easily develop. Some suggestions:

Skin Doctors Younger Hands SPF15: Treats the back of the hands where damage and ageing are most noticeable. Skin is resurfaced revealing smoother younger skin. Great for sun spots andanti-ageing cream

Having a good cleansing routine that includes a cleanser, a toner, an exfoliator and moisturiser is vital in keeping skin balanced and purified. Make sure to remove all make up and perspiration built up from the day by giving skin a thorough cleanse at night adding an exfoliator to remove dead surface skin cells and a toner to remove any residue left behind so skin is rebalance. In the morning before applying make up repeat cleansing. To help get your skin prepped for the summer treat yourself by having the good old fashioned deep cleanse facial with hydration which includes extraction, high frequency and an hydration mask or add an oxygen facial these will benefit your skin as it will detox, purify and hydrate your skin ready for the summer months.

The days have gotten longer and the night shorter which means warm summer days are around the cornerâ€¦hooray!! Now is theÂ time to look more closely at our skincare routine as the change in seasons means a change in our skinâ€™s condition. What we would normally opt for in the winter months would be too rich for the Summer because the low humidity in the Winter can leave the skin drier and tighter than usual. While in the summer months the warmer weather can cause the skin to become oilier, and occasionally dehydrated often when the skin becomes dehydrated it pumps out more sebum (the natural oils in the skin) to prevent moisture loss.

One solution use a lotion instead of a cream, as lotions contain more water and water-rich ingredients and less oils than creams, or add a boosting serum to your favourite moisturiser to help penetrate deeper into the skin and donâ€™t forget the SPF. Here are some skincare suggestions to help boost and protect your complexion for the months ahead;

No7 Anti-aging Shimmering Lip and Eye Screen SPF30: Aids in protecting the skin from the visible signs of aging, contains anti-oxidants to help the skin build its own defenses and helps protect against long term skin damage whilst giving the skin an instant shimmer.

Clarins Boosters Repair Booster: A new innovative skin care booster that will give your skin an extra bit of comfort when needed. If your skin is weakened by certain lifestyle or environmental factors, simply adding 3 â€“ 5 drops of this intensive concentrate to your existing moisturiser, face mask or foundation will help reduce and soothe discomfort, diminish redness and optimise the skin’s recovery.

Matis Paris Cell Expert Face Serum: Contains Matistem CC an active ingredient composed of vegetal stem cells-extracted from white rose which is rich in proteins, lipids and carbohydrates. With its anti-oxidant properties, MatiStem CC helps prevent the damaging effects of free radicals on skin. Result: Day after day, boosted by a youthful impetus your skin is preserved and its radiance revived. This beauty elixir is great for all skin types and all ages.Â Apply morning and evening before your usual cream to clean face and neck.

Every so often our complexion needs a little extra attention to enhance our skinâ€™s natural renewal cycle, so its important to have the essentials that will protect and leave our complexion looking radiant throughout the months ahead.

Customization is big business. At a time when can you customize everything from your handbag to your shoes, it’s amazing that it’s taken us so long to think about paying the same care and attention to what we put on our skin. With the help of modern technology you can now forget about spending hours sourcing the right shade of foundation or debating which scent of perfume is right for you. With these four products you can finally get the perfect beauty result tailored just for you.

Ever wanted to create your own personalized shade of lipstick? Well, now you can. The Bite Beauty Lip Lab originally opened as a pop-up shop but now has permanent stores in in New York, San Francisco, San Jose and Toronto. When you arrive youâ€™ll be greeted by a Lip Lab Artist who will help you mix your own lipstick based on color preference, desired finish andÂ skin tone. You can try on, tweak â€” and reapply and re-tweak â€” as many times as it takes to find your perfect hue.

The Ex Nihilo flagship store in Paris and their boutique in Harrods offers a fully personalized shopping experience, allowing you to create one-of-a-kind customized fragrances by choosing from a spectrum of eight core base scents, and then adding extra ingredients such as orange blossom, rose or sandalwood. The specially trained in-store experts offer advice and then concoct your perfume in front of you using an innovative dosing-system machine called the â€˜Cosmologueâ€™. The bespoke scents also come packaged in a bottle of your choosing. Â

Available at select Nordstrom stores, Le Teint Particulier is LancÃ´meâ€™s first bespoke makeup experience offering women their very own custom blended foundation. The one-on-one consultation begins as a LancÃ´me Beauty Advisor scans your facial skin tone. The data is processed through a new, state-of-the-art algorithm that measures skin tone with pinpoint accuracy. From there, the formula is blended right at the counter and your shade number is printed on the bottle for easy reference upon refill for the perfect, personalized foundation.

Finding a flattering foundation can be a frustrating task, but thankfully more and more cosmetics companies are extending their product categories and shade ranges to cater to even more skin tones, and Bare Minerals is one of them. The brand has expanded its Original and Matte Foundations with 12 new shades, bringing the entire range to include 30 hues total. The new colors come in various light to dark shades with cool and warm undertones. Plus, you can use their online shade finder to determine whichÂ foundationÂ type andÂ shadeÂ is a perfect match for you.